The Fabulous Thunderbirds

Uh, you know, a couple of bands are coming.

Foghat, the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and the Ides of March are all playing soon in St. Charles.

Just want to give people the heads up.

No need to talk more about it.

David put out a record called Closer to the Flame.

He had just produced an album for Dion called Yo Frankie, and he put him and Dion, Graham Parker, and Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, both of whom also had new albums out at the time, together with a band that included the Miami Horns, which is La Bamba and Eddie Mannion, Al Chesnewitz and Mario Rivera were the horn players.

We had Steve Cropper on guitar, Phil Chen on bass, Terry Williams from Dire Straits and Rock Pile on drums, alongside of Dave Charles, who was Dave Edmonds' drummer, Gavin Povey, who was Dave's keyboard player.

I mean, it was just a mind-blowingly amazing tour to be a part of.

Stevie Ray Vaughan was playing on that, of course.

And Stevie's brother was the lead guitarist in the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

which was featured in that mashup.

Bernie Taupin's been writing the lyrics for Elton John's tunes and global mega hits, over 400 total, and he's been writing those songs since 1967.

But I couldn't get rid of either of these, so I thought I'll keep them both in.

So at number 10, I've got The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Rockin' Winter Wonderland, and Foghat, All I Want for Christmas is You.

I feel like The Fabulous Thunderbirds, they were a big thing in the 80s, and poof, they're gone.

They're still out there, and they're still doing stuff.

But...

I just think it's a great rockin' Christmas song.

Yeah.

I really like the Fabulous Thunderbirds, but I agree.

Born October 27th, 1949 in Port Arthur, Texas, he opened Antone's nightclub in 1975.

The club welcomed legends like Muddy Waters while nurturing Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

Antone also ran a record label and shop and taught blues history.

He died in 2006 at the age of 56.

And Jimmy

Vaughn is Stevie Ray Vaughn's brother and was a member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

Every bit

a great musician as well.

I don't know that one.

Fabulous Thunderbirds, Tough Enough.

Okay, I'm going to let

her run.

All right.

Who's that?

So that is like a southern rock blues band from the 80s called the Fabulous Thunderbirds.

Yeah,

Yeah.

Dwight Twilley's Twilly, The Fabulous Thunderbirds.

Interesting.

Um-